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in a mistaken or inappropriate way<I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss>— see wrongly
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off the desired or intended path or course<the reenactment of the Wright Brothersʼ first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle>— see wrong 1
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